Quote Originally Posted by hoosier View Post
Explosive runs might be a good metric with some teams, but for other offenses the more important variable might ability to pick up consistent positive yardage on 1st and 2nd downs. Even when he was good Chris Johnson would lose yardage on a high percentage of his runs. For an offense like Green Bay's that depends on maintaining manageable down-and-distance, Johnson would not be nearly as valuable as a guy like Lacy who consistently moves forward.
Not sure about that. How much will a DC scheme to stop a guy who gets 4 +/- 2 yards a carry vs a guy who has a fair number of -2 to +3 yard runs but will go 20-60 yards if the defense every 10th run, especially if the defense is napping?